Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Iran has become the first country to supply weapons to the Kurdish Regional Government. Officials said Iran marked the first country that provided arms and military equipment to KRG. They said the supply marked a turning point in long tense relations between Kurdistan and Teheran. At the same time, the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Iraq’s autonomous region of Kurdistan was said to have signed its first arms deal with an unidentified country. The Baghdad government has determined that the Kurdish Regional Government signed a contract for a range of weapons to protect the northern Iraqi zone from foreign invasion. Officials said the arms agreement […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Kurdistan has urged the United States to halt its F-16 multi-role fighter project with Iraq. Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani warned that Iraq would use the F-16s against the autonomous region of Kurdistan. Barzani said Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki has already raised the prospect that Baghdad […]